Do you hit a brick wall when you try to share your opinions and feedback? If so, you’re not alone. Nowadays it seems like people and companies are hungry for feedback. There are surveys for everything. Yet how often do they really mean, “Just tell us all the good stuff and what we’re doing right”?

Have you ever witnessed someone get defensive when approached with feedback? This is commonly how the blame game begins. While I was a guest at a retreat center, I watched a tense situation unfold. Listen in as you learn the secret to avoiding blame. (BTW, you’ll get what you want and save time in the process!)

Neha Sangwan, M.D., is the CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence and author of TalkRx: 5 Steps to Honest Conversations that Create Connection, Health, and Happiness. She is an internal medicine physician and corporate communication expert. Her private practice and corporate consulting focuses on empowering individuals, organizational leaders, and their teams with the tools for clear, effective communication. She addresses the root cause of stress, miscommunication, and interpersonal conflict, often healing chronic conditions such as headaches, insomnia, anxiety, and depression.

Doctor Neha has shared her discoveries on the stages of TEDx Berkeley and TEDx San Luis Obispo. She speaks for and partners with organizations such as the American Heart Association, American Express, Kaiser Permanente, and Google.